Civilization 7 review: the most bravely different Civ in decades, for better and worse

There are few video game franchises as brave with each new entry as Sid Meier’s Civilization. You might not think it, but pause and give it some thought and you’ll realize that one of Civ’s closest bedfellows is, of all things, Final Fantasy. Both series’ essentially chuck out everything and start over with each new entry, but certain tropes, traditions, and concepts remain steadfast. In both cases, every now and then an entry comes along that really shakes things up. Civilization 7 is o...